Thursday 8th July 2010

Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00
http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/MSG-1200-EUR.jpg

Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00
UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcsg08m/sg08-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.43 UTC
http://www.woksat.info/etcsg08/sg08-1343-b-uk.html

Convection over Scotland and northern England. High cloud from Wales
and the Midlands southwards. Clear sky over Belgium and most of
western and central continental Europe.


UK min. temps on Wednesday night http://tinyurl.com/3677n59

Aviemore, Machrihanish and Spadeadam 10.2°C, Lake Vyrnwy 10.0°C,
Glenanne and Shap 9.8°C, Rosehearty 9.7°C, Drumalbin 9.4°C, Lough
Fea 9.1°C, Charterhall 9.0°C, Glen Ogle 8.5°C, Eskdalemuir 8.2°C..

Solent MRSC 16.4°C, Bedford 16.5°C, Northolt 17.1°C, Marham and
Heathrow 17.2°C, Weybourne 17.8°C.


UK max. temps on Thursday http://tinyurl.com/32zfmu2

Glen Ogle 11.8°C, Fair Isle 15.0°C, Loch Glascarnoch 15.4°C,
Aultbea 15.6°C, South Uist 15.7°C, Tulloch Bridge 15.9°C.

Kenley 25.9°C, Wattisham 26.0°C, Benson 26.1°C, Andrewsfield
26.2°C, Northolt 26.5°C, St James’s Park 26.9°C, Heathrow 27.1°C,
Manston 27.3°C Charlwood 27.9°C, Gravesend 28.5°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/2vjnywg


Rainfall radar http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=&soort=loop24uur&URL
or http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

Scattered outbreaks of light rain across Wales and the Midlands on
Thursday morning. Some light rain in Wales in the afternoon.
Showers in NW Scotland throughout the day.

Rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Thursday
http://tinyurl.com/369mg5v

Aviemore, Glasgow Bishopton and Cardinham 2 mm, Tulloch Bridge 3 mm,
Machrihanish 5 mm, Aultbea 6 mm, Loch Glascarnoch 7 mm, Stornoway 9
mm, Lusa (Skye) 10 mm.


Location of some UK stations http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/educatio...r_data_uk.html


Colin Youngs
Brussels